Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Halliburton Energy Service
Start: 1/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010502 · 1/16/2018 · Halliburton Energy Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast

Employer

Name: Halliburton Energy Service
Location: Felix Energy Snow Mass 290-27H, KERMIT, TEXAS, 79745
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a pump and opened a plug valve. When the valve opened, pressurized water came out and struck the employee's left hand, puncturing it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown